DeShazer said that at about 6:22 a.m. Tuesday Nash had gotten off an RTD bus in the vicinity of East Colfax Avenue near Aurora Parkway.

As the bus pulled away, Nash and several other people who had been on the bus began to cross East Colfax. When they arrived at the raised median, all of them stopped except Nash who continued to walk north across the westbound lanes of Colfax.

A black VW Passat driven by Janet Anderson, 31, of Aurora was traveling westbound in the far right lane traveling through the intersection with Aurora Court on a green light.

DeShazer said that her view of the median and Nash was blocked by another vehicle westbound in the center lane and slightly ahead of her. Nash walked directly in front of Anderson and was struck by the Passat, said the police spokesman.

DeShazer said Nash was approximately 25 feet west of the marked cross walk and was not using the pedestrian crossing signals. He was wearing dark clothing.

Nash died about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

DeShazer said Anderson will not be charged.

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Four minutes before the accident involving Nash, another 61-year-old pedestrian was killed after she was struck by a van at the intersection of South Havana Street and East Mexico Avenue.

DeShazer identified the dead woman as Carmen Vasquez-Rios, and said she failed to utilize the painted crosswalk at East Mexico Avenue.

DeShazer said that Vasquez-Rios was hit by a 1983 Chevy van driven by Rebecca Ramirez, 39, of Aurora. He said Ramirez was traveling northbound in the curb lane and was going through the intersection with a green light.

Approximately 12 to 15 feet north of the crosswalk, the van hit Vasquez-Rios, said DeShazer.

Ramirez will not be charged.

In both accidents, the motorists stopped, said the Aurora police spokesman.Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com.

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